# gender-balance - Tuesday 29 March, 2022
# Covid-19
Around 14 people will sit on the new group, due to be announced this week, Christina Finn writes. Government reportedly believes some 'fresh' thinking is required on group. It is understood that Health Minister wants to ensure scientists are well represented and that there is a better gender balance.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 14 December, 2021
# Ambassadors
# Ambassadors
Nine consuls general are also to be appointed in the UK, US, India, Canada and France.
# gender-balance - Monday 27 September, 2021
# Local Elections
# Local Elections
Funding has been granted in a bid to increase the number of female candidates and councillors in the next local election in 2024.
# gender-balance - Wednesday 8 September, 2021
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
The Fine Gael TD is releasing a new Gender Balance Bill providing for gender quotas on boards and governing councils.
# gender-balance - Wednesday 28 July, 2021
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
Plans for the display of some modern artworks to liven up parts of Leinster House are also under consideration.
# gender-balance - Friday 9 July, 2021
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
Caitriona Gleeson of Women for Election says Ireland’s record of women entering politics is a matter of concern but this by-election is a step forward.
# gender-balance - Saturday 27 June, 2020
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
The National Women’s Council said the low number is a consequence of a failure to run enough women on electable seats.
# gender-balance - Wednesday 22 January, 2020
# Gender Imbalance
# Gender Imbalance
At least 30% of a party’s candidates in general elections must be women.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 30 July, 2019
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
Sarah Jane O’Keefe was appointed in the Circuit Court in Trim.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 5 March, 2019
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
A Central Bank report found that 80% of senior appointments in recent years were men.
# gender-balance - Saturday 21 July, 2018
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
The summer school is due to kick off this weekend.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 26 June, 2018
# I'm Out
# I'm Out
O’Toole’s name had appeared on a solely male list of speakers for a panel discussion on gender stereotypes.
# gender-balance - Monday 2 April, 2018
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
A report on the broadcaster’s progress will be produced in a year’s time.
# gender-balance - Friday 26 January, 2018
# Pay Gap
# Pay Gap
The BBC published a list of its top-earners in July 2017, showing significant pay gaps between men and women.
# gender-balance - Wednesday 10 January, 2018
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
Before O’Connell, Today FM had no women hosting a show during its peak hours of 7am – 7pm.
# gender-balance - Monday 8 January, 2018
# Hearing Voices
# Hearing Voices
The National Women’s Council will be meeting with the BAI on the issue.
# gender-balance - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
# Work Life
# Work Life
A co-founder of the Sunday Business Post, Aileen O’Toole learned some valuable lessons about operating in a male-dominated sector.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 17 October, 2017
# Targets
# Targets
A new report was published today looking into the political performance of women in the 47-nation Council of Europe.
# gender-balance - Saturday 26 August, 2017
# Women On Air
# Women On Air
We asked the stations themselves – and the Minister for Communications.
# gender-balance - Thursday 17 August, 2017
# Forbes
# Forbes
Stone, who won the best actress Oscar for her role in La La Land, made $26 million in pre-tax earnings in the year up to June.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 4 July, 2017
# Any Advice?
# Any Advice?
The Canadian PM has a gender-balanced Cabinet. Varadkar was criticised for not promoting more women.
# gender-balance - Saturday 24 June, 2017
# Your Say
# Your Say
Just 22.3% of TDs who won seats in the last election were women.
# gender-balance - Thursday 22 June, 2017
# Leo's Cabinet
# Leo's Cabinet
Only in a sexist society would women be told that caring about representation at the highest levels of government is wrong, writes Lorraine Courtney.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
# Girl Power
# Girl Power
Who runs the world… girls?
# gender-balance - Wednesday 8 March, 2017
# Girl Power
# Girl Power
A target of 40% female representation has been set for State boards.
# gender-balance - Sunday 15 January, 2017
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
When it’s between two candidates of equal merit, female candidates will be priorities.
# gender-balance - Saturday 7 May, 2016
# 30th Government
# 30th Government
Campaigners have criticised the appointments, and called for progress in the selection of junior ministers.
# gender-balance - Wednesday 2 December, 2015
# Edged Out
# Edged Out
We were beaten only by South Korea when it comes to how much we know about social realities.
# gender-balance - Saturday 14 November, 2015
# Internal Affairs
# Internal Affairs
As political parties try to ensure a third of their Dáil hopefuls are female, a new poll has some interesting findings.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 10 November, 2015
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
A new report paints a grim picture of gender balance in Irish media.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 20 October, 2015
# Internal Affairs
# Internal Affairs
With all 40 selection conventions complete, party strategists are now deciding where to add candidates in order to comply with gender quotas.
# gender-balance - Monday 6 July, 2015
# Women On Top
# Women On Top
The civil service is trying to be gender balance d – but it’s got a long way to go.
# gender-balance - Saturday 7 March, 2015
# Late Debate
# Late Debate
Keelin Shanley talks gender quotas and panel balance.
# gender-balance - Saturday 17 January, 2015
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
We asked backbencher Aine Collins.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
The Minister for Justice said that women often feel they have more to prove.
# Gender Balance
# Gender Balance
Gender imbalance isn’t good for society or business, Minister Aodhan Ó Riordáin says.
# gender-balance - Wednesday 24 September, 2014
# Seanadigans
# Seanadigans
Analysis: What should have been a routine filling of a Seanad vacancy has turned into a a bit of a mess for the government party.
# gender-balance - Tuesday 16 September, 2014
# Your Say
# Your Say
Just 27 of Ireland’s 166 TDs are female but gender quotas will be in place for the next General Election.
# gender-balance - Saturday 16 August, 2014
# In Balance
# In Balance
The Government has set out a 40% balance as a goal.
# gender-balance - Thursday 24 July, 2014
# Girl Power
# Girl Power
Last year, female representation on state boards stood at 36.2%.
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